Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-30
another Railroad Collision
The international Military Review to he
held at Chicago next month

The Grand international Military
Encampment that is to take place at Chi
cage from October list to goth is agitating
the minds of military men Of the country.
Excepting the grand review at Washington
at the close of the war, it will be the
grandest military display ever held in this
country surprising the grand drill at
Washington in the variety of its programme.
Prominent military organizations are ey
pected from Europe and we understand
the secretary of war will order infantry,
cavalry and artillery to attend the encamp
mcnt The war ship "Michigan' is also
ordered to report at Chicago, October 1st.
The celebrated Marine band Of Washington
will take part. The features of the affair
will be rifle contests including firing at
targets by the United States cavalry, Ma
tional guards cavalry and 'LOguna Indian
cavalry mounted and on the charge,
pyrotechnic display, embracing three eX
hibitions at an expense of $4,000. There
will be magnificent representation of
Niagara Falls, flaming sheet of fire 200
feet long. falling from a height Of sixty
feet. Sham battles will take place October
;, 5 and il respectively. under the direc
ton of officers of the rcguler army, and a
band of 1000 pieces will oticiate at the dress
parades and reviews, which will occur
daily The musical arrangements will be in
charge Of Captain McCosh. assisted by fifty
drum-maiors, The prize list III money will
aggregate $40, 200, and includes $1,000
worth of badges to b7 distributed among
the officers
a large camp fire viii be given at Ben
nington G.. 4. II. hall on the evening Of
October 6 at which time the trustees OF the
Vermont Soldiers Home will be in Ben
nington for their annual meeting
The first ''Camp-fire' of the season at
Woodstock will be held by George c. Ran
dali Post, assisted by the W, r. c., at
their hall Friday evening October eth.
Comrade Boynton will address the camp
fire and war songs and army stories will
fill in the time
Company +, Cd Vermont, viii hold their
second reunion in August, lSSS. Some Of
its members who are now living on the
Pacific coast will attend.
ID. Battery W. II. c. of West Burke mad
Il Hard Times" party and antiquarian
supper at the new q. \. Il. hail Tuesday
evening, september 20.
Custer Post OF Bennington will be rep
resented at the national creampment at
st. Louis, Mo, by Past Department Com
mander y. +. Valentine, Senior Depart
ment Commander Joseph Frost Post
Commander Charles Graves as DELEGATE,
and Comrade William T.. Nurpny ~ Il
visitor Major Valentine viii extend his
trip TO Montana, and be absent UutN The
middle OF October.
The prospect is excellent Tor u very
large attendance at the reunion OF the
Old Third, October T. The roster OF the
survivors, contains more than 800 M mes,
and the secretary, Marshall Montgomery,
has been sending copies out
Gen. Mccullough OF North bennington
has contributed $500 10 the Gettysburg
monument fund.
w. o. MoTcl;, the contractor, has finally
ordered the iron root for Rutland Memo
rial Hall, The cost OF this part OF the
building will be about $500.
The following pensions have been grant
cd 10 Nermonters during the past week
Original, Harrison II. White, Bratteboro ;
Harvey II. Rickert, Norestdale John J..
Chase, Waitsteld; Charles &. Nichols,
ShOreham reissue, Oliver ID. Harvey,
Huntington William W. McAllster,
Waitslield; Mary, widow Of James Hop
eriman, West Randolph reissue, Charles
II. Churchill, Pittsford reissue, Elias d.
Wormell, Burlington increase, Milton
f. Perry, Manchester Eugene Il. Bordo,
81. Aloans Bay reissue, Moses Mctar-
land, Waterville William ID. Barnet,
North Walden ; reissue, George II. Hasel-
ton, East Hardwick restoration, William
d. Hudlong, Rutland Deunis Murray,
MiGdleseN ; George A. BOyce, Bcaiuuee
increase, Joseph a. Lambert, North Hyde
Park George l.. Blossom, Rutland ;
jacob Robinson. Montpelier reissue,
! Mark l.. Andus, North Craftsbury Mel
vim B. Corey, Grand Isle Russell w.
| Cowles North Craitsbury, reissue and IN
Gro Sc, Joseph Wells, Barre ; Alden D..
! Mheeiock, Fairfield; Jacob Robinson,
| Montpelier, increase Charles IL. Church
| nil, PittstOrd, reissue Jacob Z. OsgOod,
| Colchester, reissue jackson lsham, -.
| George, restoration /; Herbert II. Good
win, Cambridge, increase; Alfred y.
Simpkins Enosburgh, reissue -. 3. Case,
Fairfax, increase ; Gideon Wood, Cam
! bridge, reissue joseph Pecu, Nergenncs,
Increase.